Kimberly Alters

Bio

Kimberly Alters is a politics editor at Mic. She previously worked at HuffPost and TheWeek.com and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. When she's not obsessively checking for typos, she's probably either watching basketball or cooking herself a meal that's way too spicy.
Trump claims "total" authority in his longest and angriest coronavirus briefing yet
By Kimberly Alters
President Trump on Monday fell into a trap that has beguiled us all at one point or another: He got frustrated and blurted out exactly what he thinks rather than couching those thoughts in a bit of civil rhetoric. The president's nightly coronavirus…
Trump retweeted a message calling for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be fired
By Kimberly Alters
The lofty goal for Twitter was to facilitate discussion. Allow people to rattle off even small thoughts, and ideally they'll be adding something short but profound to the ether. The low barrier to entry will mean no good thought goes unshared — and…
Trump's coronavirus press conference was a masterclass in passing the buck
By Kimberly Alters
On Friday afternoon, President Trump gave up the act. Standing in the White House Rose Garden with an array of government officials behind him, he declared a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic that is increasing in severity throughout…
Mic partners with ACLU for "Fight For Our Rights" party featuring Questlove
By Kimberly Alters
When you make it to the century mark, you've got to celebrate. On Tuesday, March 31, the American Civil Liberties Union will host its first-ever "Fight For Our Rights" party in honor of its 100th birthday earlier this year. The event will take place…
We're now in the "acquitted" phase of Trump's presidency
By Kimberly Alters
On Wednesday afternoon, shortly after 4 p.m. ET, President Trump entered a new phase of his presidency: the acquitted phase. Despite Utah Sen. Mitt Romney's decision earlier in the day to announce he'd break rank with his fellow Republicans and vote…
The difficulty of grieving for Kobe Bryant, my imperfect hero
By Kimberly Alters
There’s something about grief that makes you feel a little bit foolish. Foolish for believing a terrible thing would not happen, foolish for forgetting how random and unjust the course of life can be. Foolish for feeling so devastated at all. It’s…
Here's who Gen Z voters want to win in 2020
By Kimberly Alters
With the impeachment trial of President Trump officially underway, one way to remove the reality star president from office is already brewing. But while the 2020 election may seem right now like a glorified vanity project by too many high-profile…
Here's who will be tasked with prosecuting Democrats' case against Trump
By Kimberly Alters
President Trump's impeachment trial is about to begin, and we finally know who will be tasked with making the Democrats' case against the commander in chief. On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the seven congresspeople who will be the…
Goodbye to Cory Booker and his relentlessly positive 2020 campaign
By Kimberly Alters
In a characteristically upbeat video, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker on Monday announced that he is suspending his 2020 presidential campaign. Booker had maintained a message of positivity and unity throughout his run, launching his campaign last…
Castro backs Warren: "You're summoning the energy of the people"
By Kimberly Alters
Julián Castro, the former housing secretary and most recent retiree from the 2020 Democratic primary, has already thrown his progressive might behind a former presidential rival. Castro is endorsing Elizabeth Warren, he announced Monday with a video…
Pentagon chief of staff resigns amidst growing Iran tensions
By Kimberly Alters
Defense Secretary Mark Esper's right-hand man is leaving his post amid growing tensions with Iran. NBC News's Hallie Jackson reported Monday that Eric Chewning resigned as Pentagon chief of staff and will leave the Department of Defense at the end…
The best movies of 2019, according to the Mic staff
By Jeff Ihaza, Shanté Cosme, Kimberly Alters, Opheli Garcia Lawler, Kara Weisenstein and Hanna Howard
The movie industry was on its A-game in 2019, without a doubt. Buoyed by infusions of cash from the likes of Netflix and Amazon, studios took more risks and told more ambitious stories. From Adam Sandler's dazzling performance in Uncut Gems to the…
The best TV shows of 2019, according to the Mic staff
By Jeff Ihaza, Shanté Cosme, Rajul Punjabi, Hanna Howard, Kimberly Alters, Ramy Zabarah, Kara Weisenstein and Opheli Garcia Lawler
At this point, it’s a cliché to say we’re living in “a golden age of television,” but it really is true. Through all of the confusion of 2019, there were some innovative and remarkable television series that hit the air — as well as streaming…
Supreme Court won't hear 'Serial' appeal, keeping Adnan Syed behind bars for now
By Kimberly Alters
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the murder case of Maryland man Adnan Syed, the original subject of the viral true crime podcast Serial. Syed has been serving a life sentence since 2000 after being convicted in 1999 of the murder of…
Trump called her assault allegation 'fake news.' Now E. Jean Carroll is suing for defamation.
By Kimberly Alters
When longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accused President Trump of rape on the cover of New York this summer, it was in an essay about the many "hideous men" she'd encountered in her life. Her allegation was shockingly blunt, as she detailed…
Watch Trump get brutally booed at Game 5 of the World Series
By Kimberly Alters
Baseball might be America's favorite pastime, but after this weekend it might not be the American president's. On Sunday, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended Game 5 of the World Series in Washington, D.C., as the Houston Astros…
Trump has decided to host the next G-7 summit at his own resort
By Kimberly Alters
On Thursday, President Trump followed through on a plan months in the making and announced that he would schedule the 2020 Group of 7 summit at a Miami-area property owned by his family business. Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney confirmed during…
Mexican cartel members kill 13 police in grisly reminder of the country's ongoing drug wars
By Kimberly Alters
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán might be fully locked away in America's highest-security prison, but that hardly means Mexico's drug wars are over. On Monday, members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel attacked roughly 40 police officers in western…
The fight for LGBTQ rights in the workplace depends on this one piece of law
By Kimberly Alters
On Tuesday, oral arguments began in the Supreme Court's latest landmark LGBTQ discrimination case. The high court agreed to hear three separate cases in tandem in order to make a ruling based on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which…
Alligators, spikes, and the other horrifying ways Trump reportedly wanted to stop immigrants
By Kimberly Alters
When it comes to the border, President Trump has never been particularly empathetic. But a new report from The New York Times sheds some light on just how badly — and violently — Trump wanted to curb immigration. The Times pulled from a forthcoming…